is a 26-episode
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
television series. The main character is a 15-year-old English girl named Jane Buxton, who dreams of building a flying machine due to the influence of her brother. The series documents her journey through the Near East to find her brother, who went missing after headed to the Near East to look for a floating liquid in an expedition. It is set in the late 19th century where impossible technologies such as
landships and "floating liquid" exist side by side in a
steampunk world.
The series is loosely based on two works by
Jules Verne—his posthumous 1919 novel ''
The Barsac Mission
''The Barsac Mission'' (french: L'Étonnante Aventure de la Mission Barsac) is a novel attributed to Jules Verne and written (with inspiration from two unfinished Verne manuscripts) by his son Michel Verne. First serialized in 1914, it was publish ...
'' (''L’Étonnante Aventure de la mission Barsac'', consisting of two volumes—Book 1, ''Into the Niger Bend'', and Book 2, ''City in the Sahara'') as well as his 1896 novel ''
Facing the Flag
''Facing the Flag'' or ''For the Flag'' (french: Face au drapeau) is an 1896 patriotic novel by Jules Verne. The book is part of the ''Voyages extraordinaires'' series.
Like ''The Begum's Millions'', which Verne published in 1879, it has the th ...
'' (''Face au drapeau'').
It was included in Jury selections in the 2002
Japan Media Arts Festival
The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition.
Based on judging by a ...
for the animation division.
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2002 anime television series debuts
Adventure anime and manga
Anime based on novels
Anime with original screenplays
Television shows based on works by Jules Verne
Science fiction anime and manga
Steampunk anime and manga
TMS Entertainment
Wowow original programming
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